Ring shuttle reel for sewing machines



May 28, 1935. 0 A. MIYGLAND RING SHUTTLE REEL FOR SEWING MACHINES 'Filed June 20, 1954 Patented May 28, 1935 RING SHUTTLE REEL FOR SEWING I MACHINES Arne Mygland, Fjotland, near Flekkefjord, Norway Application June 20, 1934, Serial No. 731,545 In Norway November 9, 1932 2 Claims. (CI. 40-70) The present invention relates to ring shuttle When thread is to be wound on a shuttle reel, reels for sewing machines, and has for its object the disc is at first set in such position that the an arrangement adapted to indicate the thicknumber appearing in the window 4 indicates the ness of the thread wound on the reel. number (thickness) of the thread, the shuttle is 5 A further object of the invention is to provide then reeled, and from a stock of shuttles thus 5 an arrangement whereby the device may be set prepared for use, it is later an easy matter to seat will for indication of any desired usual thicklect such ones which carry thread of a desired ness of thread, and also to provide an arrangethickness. Thus I have provided an adjustable ment whereby the device, when so set, will not arrangement whereby shuttle reels may be set to inadvertently become disarranged and give an inindicate the thickness of thread wound thereon. 10

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE correct indication. In order that the indication device shall not The invention is illustrated by way of example inadvertently become disarranged after setting in the accompanying drawing in which and give an incorrect indication, I may provide Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a shuttle reel promeans for preventing relative dislocation of the vided with indication opening in one flange theremember bearing the numerals and the member 15 01', bearing the indicator therefor, which indicator Fig. 2 is a view of a disc to be used in connection in the embodiment here illustrated is formed by with the shuttlereel in Fig. l, the window 4.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that in Fig. 1 but A simple means for preventing such dislocawith the disc in Fig. 2 placed in position on the tion may consist of one or more projections and 20 shuttle reel, one or more depressions cooperating to hold the Fig. 4 is a side view of the shuttle with disc, members in adjusted position. and I In Fig. 2 are illustrated ribs 6 projecting be- Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. tween each of the numerals carried by the disc 5,

The reel proper consists in the embodiment and a depression 1, indicated by a dotted line in 25 here shown of a central hub l and two end flanges Figs. 1 and 3, is arranged in the inner face of the 2 and 3 secured to the hub in a suitable manner. flange 3, in such manner that any desired one of As will be seen from Figs. 1, 3 and 4 one of the the ribs 6 may be caused to cooperate with the flanges, viz. 3, is provided with an opening or depression 1 and thereby prevent dislocation of window 4 therein. the members 3 and 5. This arrangement is bet- 30 On the hub I, and closely adjacent to the flange ter disclosed on a larger scale in Fig. 5. 3, is rotatably placed a disc 5. This disc is pro- However, I do not restrict myself to the specific vided with a series of number indications, which arrangement of the invention here illustrated, but correspond to the numbers commonly used for What I claim is:

5 designating the thickness of sewing threads. In 1. The combination with a ring shuttle reel 3 Fig. 2 the numbers 24, 30, 36, 40, 50, 60, 80, and having a flange with a window therein of a disc 100 respectively are shown by way of example. bearing numerals designating thread thickness Said numbers are arranged in an arcuate row of and rotatably mounted on the hub of said shuttle, succession on one face of the disc 5 and at such said numerals being adapted, one at a time, to

distance from the center thereof, that when the cooperate with said window. 40 disc is placed in position on the huh I, it may be 2. The combination in a ring shuttle reel of a turned so that any desired one of said numbers flange having a window therein, a disc bearing may be caused to appear in the window 4 of the numerals designating thread thickness rotatably flange 3. This window is of such size that only mounted on the reel hub adjacent to said flange,

one of said numbers at a time can be seen through a series of projections on said disc and a. depres- 45 the window in each position of the disc 5. In Fig. sion in said flange adapted to receive and coop-.-

3 is illustrated how the number 24, and only this erate with any desired one of said projections. number, appears in the window. ARNE MYGLAND. 

